Revitalizing cinematic potential under authoritarian rule: Reporting from the second edition of the Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival (HRHDIFF), Yangon, Myanmar, 15–19 June 2014

The following is a report from the second edition of the Human Rights Film Festival in Yangon, Myanmar. Here we take a closer look at the realization of the newly established international film festival in Myanmar, and at how, despite the difficult socio-political conditions under which the organizers and local film-makers work, this festival is the result of courage and conviction as well as a belief in the power of cinema as a tool for social dialogue and change.